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Book - 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger’s Syndrome

by: Rudy Simone
Foreword by Maxine Aston

About the author:Rudy Simone is an Aspergirl, writer and AS consultant who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Book - 22 Things a Woman with Asperger’s Syndrome Wants Her Partner to Know

by: Rudy Simone, Foreword by Tony Attwood

About the author:Rudy Simone is an Aspergirl, writer and AS consultant who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Book - 60 Social Situations and Discussion Starters to Help Teens on the Autism Spectrum Deal with Friendships, Feelings, Conflict and More
Seeing the Big Picture

by: Lisa A. Timms

About the author:Lisa Timms has an MS in Special Education from the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA. She has worked alongside autistic individuals for many years in a variety of roles, and is now Learning Disabilities Coordinator at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In the past, Lisa has held social skills classes and parent training sessions, and currently teaches special education courses for the education department at King's College. She resides in Pittston, PA.

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Book - A Friend’s and Relative’s Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism
How Can I Help?

by: Ann Palmer, Foreword by Stephen M. Shore

About the author:Ann Palmer has spent the last 20 years working in the field of autism as the Parent Support Coordinator for Division TEACCH and the Director of Advocacy and Chapter Support for the Autism Society of North Carolina. At TEACCH she developed a parent mentor program supporting over 800 families. At the ASNC she established support groups around the state and coordinated 50 groups of family members of individuals with ASD. She is currently a Family Faculty member at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Ann is the parent of an adult son with autism. She lives in Cary, North Carolina.

About the author:E. Veronica Bliss has over 20 years' experience working with individuals on the autistic spectrum, and has been working as a solution focused psychologist for the past six years.

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Book - Alone Together
Making an Asperger Marriage Work

by: Katrin Bentley
Foreword by Tony Attwood

About the author:Katrin Bentley was born in Switzerland but now lives in Queensland, Australia, with her husband, Gavin, who has Asperger's Syndrome. Katrin volunteers at Asperger Services Australia. She is also a qualified primary school teacher and fitness instructor.

Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

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Book - An Asperger Marriage

by: Gisela Slater-Walker, Christopher Slater-Walker

About the author:Chris & Gisela Slater-Walker are a married couple where one of the partners has Asperger's Syndrome. They hope to provide a positive message about Asperger's Syndrome within marriage, and to show that it is possible to maintain a functional and successful relationship.

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Book - Asperger Meets Girl:
Happy Endings for Asperger Boys

by: Jonathan Griffiths

About the author:Jonathan Griffiths designs software for a living and had no girlfriend until the age of 22, but is now married to a beautiful Australian. His father used to be a train-spotter, so his very existence just goes to show that there's hope for us all. He lives in Western Australia with his wife and children.

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Book - Asperger Syndrome – A Love Story

by: Sarah Hendrickx

About the author:Sarah Hendrickx is a specialist Asperger syndrome trainer, consultant and coach, providing individual, couple and family support on all aspects of life, including anxiety management, dating, relationships and work.

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Book - Asperger Syndrome and Adults … Is Anyone Listening?:
Essays and Poems by Spouses, Partners and Parents of Adults with Asperger Syndrome.

by: Karen E. Rodman

About the author:Karen E. Rodman has lived with a husband who was diagnosed in 1996 with Asperger's Syndrome and Tourette's Syndrome at age 69. Karen enjoys travel, her friends, photography, and facilitating "Polly's Place", a cancer support group. She is the founder and president of FAAAS Inc. (www faaas.org), the first website and organisation in the world that recognizes the need of support and validation for family members who are affected by the behaviours of adults with AS. FAAAS Inc. (Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome) aims to offer support to the family members of adult individuals afflicted with AS. FAAAS Inc., a non-profit organization, also aims to educate the public to the existence of Asperger's Syndrome in the adult population and to bring awareness of this neurological disorder and its ramifications on the "whole" family to the medical communities who are directly or indirectly involved. Another key aspect to the work of FAAAS Inc. is to give the families a measure of reassurance so they can validate their concerns and frustrations as concrete issues rather than simple 'family problems'.

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Book - Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships

by: Ashley Stanford, Liane Holliday Willey

About the author:Ashley Stanford has worked as a technical writer for 11 years and has published many technical guides, teacher guides, parent guides and children's activity books. Her husband and her two sons have Asperger Syndrome.

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Book - Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships
Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome

by: Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon

About the author:Sarah Hendrickx is a specialist Asperger syndrome trainer, consultant and coach, providing individual, couple and family support on all aspects of life, including anxiety management, dating, relationships and work.

Dr Luke Beardon is Senior Lecturer in Autism at The Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. "I came into the field' almost accidentally, when I was working as a support worker in adult residential services. The NAS were setting up a service locally and I happened to apply for a post there - luckily I got the job, and fell in love with it from day one. In hindsight it turns out that I have had autism in my life way before then - but that's another story._"

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Book - Asperger’s Syndrome – That Explains Everything
Strategies for Education, Life and Just About Everything Else

by: Stephen Bradshaw
Foreword by Francesca Happ̩

About the author:Stephen Bradshaw has worked in special education for 35 years, both in Local Education Authority and Independent schools, and was a Headteacher for over 8 years before starting his own school. He set up Farleigh College in 1996 for young people with Asperger's Syndrome after realising the necessity of aligning educational practice to meet their needs, and then North Hill House in 1999 and Farleigh Further Education College in 2000. He has been involved in setting up numerous other schools for ASD and AS using the same model. He has an MSc in Educational Management and a BPhil in Autism. Stephen is still involved in setting up schools for Asperger's Syndrome through his consultancy work at Aspergers.co and as Executive Chairman of the Options Group. He lives in Somerset, UK.

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Book - Aspergers in Love: Couple Relationships and Family Affairs

by: Maxine Aston

About the author:Maxine Aston is a Relate trainer and couple counselor specializing in relationships affected by AS. She has a degree in psychology, is the author of The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome (NAS) and is a frequent speaker at ASD conferences.

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Book - Aspergirls
Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome

by: Rudy Simone
Foreword by Liane Holliday Willey

About the author:Rudy Simone is an Aspergirl, writer and AS consultant who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Liane Holliday Willey is a doctor of education, a writer and a researcher who specializes in the fields of psycholinguistics and learning style differences. Dr. Willey is a married mother of three, the owner of an equine boarding facility, and the Senior Editor of Autism Spectrum Quarterly. She also has Asperger Syndrome. A frequent guest lecturer on 'Aspie' topics, Dr. Willey is an energetic educator and advocate of Asperger issues. She lives in Rockford, Michigan, USA.

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Book - Autism All-Stars
How We Use Our Autism and Asperger Traits to Shine in Life

by: Edited by Josie Santomauro
Foreword by Tony Attwood

About the author:Josie Santomauro is a full-time writer living in Brisbane, Australia. Her son, Damian, was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of five. Josie has written several books on AS, as well as numerous fiction books for children and young adults under the name Josie Montano. She regularly gives seminars and talks on AS, and in 2009 was awarded the Parent/Carer Award in recognition of outstanding achievement by Autism Queensland Australia.

Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

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Book - Autistics’ Guide to Dating
A Book by Autistics, for Autistics and Those Who Love Them or Who Are in Love with Them

by: Emilia Murry Ramey and Jody John Ramey

About the author:Emilia Murry Ramey is a visual artist, crafter, dancer, musician, autistic self-advocate and disability advocate, with a bachelor's degree in applied linguistics. She and her husband, Jody, work together on a variety of projects related to dance, disability, Autistic self-advocacy, disability advocacy. In addition, Jody John Ramey is a choreographer, composer, musician, and visual artist. He concentrated his graduate work in disability and the performing arts, specifically, inclusive dance-dance for people with and without disabilities-and has presented Inclusive Dance workshops in many nations, spanning several continents. Emilia and Jody currently reside in Vancouver, USA.

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Book - Been There. Done That. Try This!
An Aspie’s Guide to Life on Earth

by: Edited by Tony Attwood, Craig R. Evans and Anita Lesko

About the author:Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

Craig R. Evans is stepfather to a son with Asperger's Syndrome and is the founder of the online autism community Autism Hangout. He lives in Rosemount, Minnesota.

Anita Lesko received an MSc in Anesthesia from Columbia University and works full time as an anesthesiologist. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of 50 and she runs an Asperger's Support Group in her community. She is the author of Asperger Syndrome: When Life Hands you Lemons. She lives in Pensacola, Florida.

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Book - CBT to Help Young People with Asperger’s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to Understand and Express Affection
A Manual for Professionals

by: Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett

About the author:Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

Michelle Garnett, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and founder and Director of Minds & Hearts: A Specialist Clinic for Asperger's Syndrome and Autism. She has specialized in autism spectrum disorders for the past 20 years, and created the first screening instrument for Asperger's Syndrome, the Australian Scale for Asperger's Syndrome (ASAS) in 1993. Michelle has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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Book - Connecting With Your Asperger Partner
Negotiating the Maze of Intimacy

by: Louise Weston
Foreword by Tony Attwood

About the author:Louise Weston is a Registered Nurse from Queensland, Australia. She was the former co-ordinator of a monthly support group for NT partners and spouses of individuals with Asperger Syndrome. She has a Bachelor of Nursing degree and a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training. Louise is happily married to her husband Graham. After they were married in 1999, Graham was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. His diagnosis was inspirational in writing this book.

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